HUMANITIES

In this class we are reading the book 'Just Mercy' to understand modern day inequalities in the United States. We are creating a readers log and I got a meets;. We are creating ted talks on these modern day inequalities and have a lot of research that we are working on. I am studying discrimination against Jewish people on the ted talks initial research paper. Also my reading skills have improved a lot and are better than last year.

Projects

Socratic Seminar 1

I got a meets. I asked a couple questions and sited my sources. Our seminar was about the book Just Mercy and the injustices people faced.

Socratic Seminar 2

During this seminar, I got an approaching. This was because I did not come prepared and forgot about doing my research paper

iready data

The iready test was difficult. The questions were long and hard. I felt like I did a good job though. It told me I needed to work on my comprehension and understanding of vocabulary.

Constitution convention simulation

This simulation simulated the olden days pretty well. We pretended we were important people and shared our opinions to form the constitution convention.

Ted talk

During this ted talk I talked about antisemitism. Before I picked my topic, I picked antisemitism because I did not know what it was and it sounded interesting and cool. This ted talk was a good learning experience for me because I got to learn about Jewish discrimination.

Just Mercy Book Readers Log

We recorded our thoughts about the book Just Mercy in a google doc as we ready the book Just Mercy over time.

Just Mercy Learning Reflection

This unit taught us about the justice system. I learned about what happens in a court room. We learned about a guy named Brian Stevenson and discovered things about his life.

Argumentitive Research Paper

We are creating a research paper about controversial topics. We are taking a dive into the internet and exploring biased sources from both sides.

Learning Target unit 1

I can demonstrate my knowledge of Early American history, government and civics through a TED Talk style presentation that analysis the major social changes that affected the definition of citizenship and the rights of citizens, and explain how those changes continue to impact marginalized groups today.

How I connected with the learning target

Humanities is usually very difficult for me because it is confusing. This unit was confusing. I was able to overcome these challenges and research complicated topics and politics.

Mock trial exhibition

During the mock trial exhibition we were preparing for a trial at a real court and we had to simulate a trial for Kit Carson. I was the bailiff and swore in witnesses and worked with the judge. I got a meets on the exhibition.

Socratic Seminar

We discussed Kit Carson's behavior in Socratic Seminars in the weeks leading up to the mock trial. We prepared for these on pieces of paper.

Blood and thunder Readers log

We read a book about Kit Carson called Blood and Thunder. After each chapter we found a quote and described why we picked it.

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